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French Disco

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About Me

About the Icon EP:
"This San Francisco quintet is not French, nor does its sound replicate effervescent Gallic dance music. Instead, French Disco's second EP, Icon, is less Donna Summer and more moody dream pop. Deeply rooted in lo-fi indie, shoegaze, and '90s Brit sounds, Icon references bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Ride, instantly transporting the listener to 1991, a time when distortion pedals ruled and ethereal vocals were de rigueur. "Sugar," which sounds like a mixture of Lush and Oasis, is the requisite drug song, which in this case makes being high sound like eating cupcakes and frolicking in a rose garden."
-SF Bay Guardian
About the new EP, Mirror Stage:
"The name's not as misleading is it may seem. French Disco plays stylish, subtly droning rock with lyrics in French and English. Mirror Stage succeeds as a teaser, and a full album of the stuff would likely go down just as well."
-East Bay Express

Icon and Mirror Stage can be purchased on iTunes:

and CD Baby:


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/16/2005
Band Website: frenchdisco.com
Band Members: Sean Smith - Guitar
Jason Fessel - Guitar
Randy Leasure - Drums
Myriam de la Jara - Vocals
John Dumont - Bass

Sounds Like: Midnight wispers, cigarettes crushed under high heels, cap guns, corrupt church choirs, bullet trains
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Introduction Featured in 2007 Austin Asian Film Fest Trailer

Our song ’Introduction’ was chosen this year as the soundtrack for the Austin Asian Film Festival trailer!Check it out on their homepage:http://www.cinemaasiaaustin.org
Posted by French Disco on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:28:00 PST

French Disco Gigography

Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, 10.12.07, with Elephone, Bellavista, and Excuses for SkippingBoom Boom Room, SF 9.25.07 with D0p3styl3 and Return to MonoThe Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco 8.08.07, with Peo...
Posted by French Disco on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:13:00 PST

EP Release Party for Mirror Stage

The new EP Mirror Stage is all done and will be sold at the Rickshaw Stop gig on August 8. It will be available at CD Baby and iTunes very soon, but for the next couple of weeks, it will only be sol...
Posted by French Disco on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:42:00 PST

Interview on Pacific Noise

http://www.pacificnoise.com/mp3view.php?episode=22
Posted by French Disco on Wed, 09 May 2007 02:41:00 PST

Music we're listening to

Sean's list: Broadcast Clinic Kinky Finest Dearest Film School Vicente Fernandez BRMCJason's List:CanTelevisionYoung Marble GiantsWirethe Jesus and MarychainSwervedriverTakeko MinekawaLadytron...
Posted by French Disco on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:10:00 PST

Review of Cafe du Nord show

From the Deli SF on-line magazine:http://www.thedelimagazine.com/sf/rykardaparasol/li vereview.htm Live Review: Rykarda Parasol, Elephone, French ...
Posted by French Disco on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:53:00 PST

Cafe du Nord show w/ Rykarda Parasol, Elephone and Dora Flood

This was our first gig with Randy playing drums. It felt like having John Bonham in the band! The show was sold out and it was a total blast. 
Posted by French Disco on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:59:00 PST

New Material COMING SOON in 2007

Stay tuned as we gradually work our new songs into our live shows! We'll be in the studio hitting the tapeheads hard some time in early 2007. We should have a new CD before summer. What's our new dir...
Posted by French Disco on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:54:00 PST

Sugar Featured in the Bay Bridged November Mix

Our track, Sugar, is one of the songs featured in the November Monthly Local Mix compiled by the Bay Bridged podcast. We are very excited to have been selected.You can hear Sugar, along with some son...
Posted by French Disco on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:00:00 PST

ICON EP available for purchase at CD Baby

It took some time, but you can now purchase the Icon CD on-line through CD Baby. Here's where you'll find it:http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/frenchdisco2It's only $5.Those who prefer digital downloads, don'...
Posted by French Disco on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:01:00 PST